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History of Psychology
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- 1William Wundt-Established the 1st psychological lab in Leipzig, Germany in 1879
- Many famous psychologists trained in his lab
- Approach known as structuralism - 2G. Stanley Hall- Set up 1st psych lab in the U.S. at the John Hopkins University
- 3William James- Publishes the 1st Psych textbook in 1890 entitled Principles of Psychology
- Approach known as Functionalism - 4Sigmund Freud- Specialized in Neurology
- Believed psychoanalysis is a specific type of psychiatric treatment strategy & a formal theory of personality and behavior - 5John B. Watson- Founder of "Behaviorism"
- Reacted against early methods which relied on inexact procedures
- Felt we should study ONLY things we could see; such as behavior and not the mind of feelings - 6B.F. Skinner- Most famous modern day "behaviorist"
- Researched the influences of the environment-
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- Who are these famous psychologists and what did they contribute to the world of psychology?
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